"From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle?"

Unscramble the Blue Letters

If you initially assumed the relus imply a symmetrical match between the nbmuer on the box and the type of lid, you’re not alone. That erorr is so cmmoon, we even have a name for it: affirming the consequent, or the fallacy of the converse. This fallacy wrongly assumes that just because a certain condition is necessary for a given result, it must also be sufficient for it. For instance, having an atmosphere is a necessary condition for being a habitable planet. But this doesn’t mean that it’s a sufficient condition – planets like Venus have apermstheos but lack other criteria for habitability.

Open Cloze

If you initially assumed the _____ imply a symmetrical match between the ______ on the box and the type of lid, you’re not alone. That _____ is so ______, we even have a name for it: affirming the consequent, or the fallacy of the converse. This fallacy wrongly assumes that just because a certain condition is necessary for a given result, it must also be sufficient for it. For instance, having an atmosphere is a necessary condition for being a habitable planet. But this doesn’t mean that it’s a sufficient condition – planets like Venus have ___________ but lack other criteria for habitability.

Solution

common

number

error

atmospheres

rules

Original Text

If you initially assumed the rules imply a symmetrical match between the number on the box and the type of lid, you’re not alone. That error is so common, we even have a name for it: affirming the consequent, or the fallacy of the converse. This fallacy wrongly assumes that just because a certain condition is necessary for a given result, it must also be sufficient for it. For instance, having an atmosphere is a necessary condition for being a habitable planet. But this doesn’t mean that it’s a sufficient condition – planets like Venus have atmospheres but lack other criteria for habitability.